Born of volcanic activity, and carved by glaciers, Argyll has some of the world’s finest scenery. The oldest human creations here date from 5,000 years ago.<br /><br />The history of Dunadd Fort and its role as a crowning-place for Scottish Kings. The Crinan Canal opened in 1801. The regeneration of the ancient woodlands of Dalriada. Search terms:man drowns in crinan canal argyll 13th september

This is a film about the recumbent stone circles in North East Scotland. Why are they there and who built them? We explore the myths which surround them and discover what the most recent archaeological findings are.

This video was produced in conjunction with Tableau, the magazine of the University of Chicago Division of the Humanities. Read the story at http://tableau.uchicago.edu/articles/… Aerial footage from the 2013 Neubauer Expedition to Zincarli, Turkey. This important Iron Age site in southern Turkey is near the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations photographed and mapped the dig site using a digital camera strapped to a remote-controlled helicopter. The […]

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Born of volcanic activity, and carved by glaciers, Argyll has some of the world’s finest scenery. The oldest human creations here date from 5,000 years ago.<br /><br />The history of Dunadd Fort and its role as a crowning-place for Scottish Kings. The Crinan Canal opened in 1801. The regeneration of the ancient woodlands of Dalriada.

This is a film about the recumbent stone circles in North East Scotland. Why are they there and who built them? We explore the myths which surround them and discover what the most recent archaeological findings are.

This video was produced in conjunction with Tableau, the magazine of the University of Chicago Division of the Humanities. Read the story at http://tableau.uchicago.edu/articles/… Aerial footage from the 2013 Neubauer Expedition to Zincarli, Turkey. This important Iron Age site in southern Turkey is near the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations photographed and mapped the dig site using a digital camera strapped to a remote-controlled helicopter. The […]

How do you recognise your King or Prince? My Blog: http://medievalparksgardensanddesigne… A Vlog filmed at Flint Castle. If you think you can help me fund my research. Visit my page at: http://www.gofundme.com/medievalgardensandparks

Sir Bani Yas – Abu Dhabi: Pre-Islamic Monastery Co-ordinated by Peter Hellyer and Archaeological Director Dr. Joseph Elders, a team first started excavations on Sir Bani Yas in the early 1990s as part of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey. The pre-Islamic monastery, built by the Church of the East, dates from the late 6th Century AD and is the most southerly identified in the Arabian Gulf. Further excavations and the opening of the site to international acclaim are part […]

Flythrough of laser scan survey of the Neolithic passage tomb at Dowth, County Meath, Ireland. Survey work by David Strange-Walker of Trent & Peak Archaeology and Marcus Abbott of ArcHeritage. Thanks to Dr Steve Davis of University College Dublin, and the Office of Public Works, Ireland, for funding this project.

How to turn copper ore into copper using Bronze Age techniques. For more information on our reconstruction of the earliest known copper smelting site in the UK (Pentrwyn, Great Orme) please read http://www.ancient-arts.org/pentrwyn%20exp%20report.pdf

A series of footprints that were left by early humans over 800,000 years ago have been discovered by a team of scientists led by the British Museum, Natural History Museum and Queen Mary University of London. The footprints left in ancient estuary muds were found at Happisburgh in Norfolk and are direct evidence of the earliest known humans in northern Europe. Find out more about the discovery: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/20… Archaeological finds from Happisburgh and other locations around the country feature in […]

Watch the Dutch artists, the Kennis brothers, as they produce lifelike models of a Neanderthal and an early Homo sapiens for Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story. Telling the dramatic story of ancient Britain, its changing landscapes and the people that lived here, the exhibition is open at the Museum between 13 February-28 September 2014. Book your tickets now to see the models face-to-face: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/britainmillionyears

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